The San Diego-based fighter took the fight with Gracie, a fellow UFC newcomer (and member of the famed Gracie clan), on just seven days' notice. In fact, just a few weeks prior, he had defeated ex-UFC fighter Houston Alexander at a 5150 Combat show in Oklahoma.

That fight – a scheduled five-rounder that Alexander lost via second-round TKO – had Beltran physically prepared for his Feb. 6 bout at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Admittedly, his mental game was a different matter as the fight began.

"I wasn't really fighting Rolles Gracie," Beltran said. "I was fighting the event. I box way better than I did in that event. I had the jitters. (There's) no way he should have been able to hit me that cleanly. But it was like my feet were in concrete. It does affect you, the event and all the hype."

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